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6.19.2007 - 11:34am ET

CSR News from:	Johnson Controls, Inc.
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40 High School Students Selected for Baltimore's Conservation Leadership Corps

(CSRwire) BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2007--Johnson Controls, the Student Conservation Association (SCA) and Civic Works today announced the 40 high school students who will join Baltimore's Conservation Leadership Corps. The program, launched in April in conjunction with Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, provides meaningful summer jobs in conservation and leadership development to Baltimore youth.

Kai Jackson, an anchor of WJZ 13's Eyewitness News program and an active community volunteer, congratulated the students, along with Rich Mayhew, vice president and general manager for Mid-Atlantic Region, Johnson Controls.

The Conservation Leadership Corps recruited the 40 high school students from diverse backgrounds and from among more than 125 applications. The students will be led by nine crew leaders whose range of backgrounds includes science and art education and strong outdoor experience. The crew leaders will train and work with the students on a variety of conservation projects in Baltimore parks.

"We are excited to be able to provide these students with rich learning experiences this summer that will be beneficial to their future careers, the community and to the environment," said Rich Mayhew of Johnson Controls, a Fortune 100 company that creates smart environments for vehicles, homes and workplaces. "This program fits perfectly with our commitment to the community. We are dedicated to promoting leadership skills and environmental stewardship among today's youth."

Students will undergo a one-week job readiness class at the end of June, followed by six weeks' work in the parks starting the first week of July through mid-August. Sites for park projects include large parks and small community pocket parks including Cylburn Arboretum Herring Run Park, Leakin Park, Clifton Park, Druid Hill Jones Falls Trail, More's Run Park, and Potee St/Reedbird Park Middle Branch.
Participants will work on assignments such as building and maintaining trails, repairing damages to trails caused by erosion and restoring habitats.

Students from more than 20 schools were selected to participate in the program. They are:


Name	School
Justin Means	Baltimore Freedom Academy
Troy Morgan	Baltimore Freedom Academy
Jarrell Eldridge	Baltimore Freedom Academy
Kendall Johnson	Baltimore Freedom Academy
Rochelle Johnson	Baltimore Freedom Academy
Maurice Byers	Cardinal Gibbons
Lenora Morris	Carver Vocational Technical
Christopher Wright	Carver Vocational Technical
Ambrosia Green	Catholic H.S. of Baltimore
Aaron Chever	City College
Ikea Crawford	City College
Christopher Clay	Digital Harbor
Quantrell Curton	Digital Harbor
Kanesha Greene	Digital Harbor
Quantrell Curton	Digital Harbor
Michael Bouldin	Dr. Carter G. Woodson Middle
Emmanuel Covington	Dr. Carter G. Woodson Middle
Caeser Rice Jr.	Dr. Carter G. Woodson Middle
Demetrius Walker	Dr. Carter G. Woodson Middle
Ariel Thomas	Dunbar
Jermon Alston	Dundalk


Name	School
Heather Munson	Dundalk
Latia Stokes	Forest Park
Michael McDaniel	Heritage
Marquel Kiah	Mervo
Antika Howell	National Academy Foundation
Jovan Marks	National Academy Foundation
Eboni Thompson	New Era Academy
Derek Fields	Patterson
Ronnie Chapman	Polytechnic
Darrin Gray	Soughtout Redeemed Christian
Kiera Kearney	Southwester H.S.
Geoffrey Wilkes	Towson
Jessica Brown	W.E.B. Dubois
Rob Cross	W.E.B. Dubois
Adjana Ramirez	W.E.B. Dubois
Rashida Rivera	W.E.B. Dubois
Eleese Taylor	W.E.B. Dubois
Terrance Owens	Walbrook
Ishera Muse	Western
Raeshawna Pearson	Western Tech

Baltimore is the second of three pilot cities where Johnson Controls has launched the summer job program. The first pilot kicked off in 2006 in Milwaukee, where Johnson Controls has its global headquarters. In that program, 100 percent of the student workers completed the program and nearly 40 percent recorded perfect attendance. Johnson Controls continues to sponsor the Milwaukee Conservation Leadership Corps this year, which will be held concurrent to the Baltimore program.

Student Conservation Association (SCA) and Civic Works will administer Baltimore's CLC program. The SCA is a nationwide organization that gives high school and college-age students practical conservation experience. Civic Works is a leading nonprofit youth service corps in Baltimore.

About Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls is a global leader in automotive interior experience, building efficiency and power solutions. The company provides innovative automobile interiors that help make driving more comfortable, safe and enjoyable. For buildings, it offers products and services that optimize energy use and improve comfort and security.
Johnson Controls also provides batteries for automobiles and hybrid electric vehicles, along with systems engineering and service expertise. Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI) has 136,000 employees in more than 1,000 locations serving customers within 125 countries. Founded in 1885, the company is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. For additional information, please visit http://johnsoncontrols.com.

About Student Conservation Association

The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is a nationwide conservation force of college and high school volunteers who protect and restore America's parks, forests and other public lands. For nearly 50 years, SCA's active, hand-on approach to conservation has helped to develop a new generation of conservation leaders, inspire lifelong stewardship, and save our planet.

About Civic Works

Civic Works, Baltimore's nonprofit community youth and service corps, provides critical services throughout the Baltimore area. Founded in 1993, Civic Works fosters individual growth and development in its corps members through team-based service projects in tutoring, community beautification, home re-building and workforce training.

Copyright Business Wire 2007

For more information please contact:

Rebecca Fitzgerald
Johnson Controls
414-418-4450

Kevin Hamilton
Student Conservation Association
603-543-1700

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